Ebony Fire Crape Myrtle |
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Lythraceae Lagerstroemia Ebony Fire |
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Grows In | Zone 6A · -10° to -5° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Flower Color | Red |
Blooms | Spring Blooms, Early Spring Blooms, Fall Foliage, Spring Foliage, Summer Foliage, Early Summer Blooms |
Foliage Color | Black |
Average Height | 8' to 10', 10' to 12' |
Average Width | 4' to 6' |
Ebony Fire Crape Myrtle is a moderate growing tree and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 6A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 8 feet to 12 feet and an average width of 4 feet to 6 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the spring Ebony Fire Crape Myrtle produces red flowers. The foliage is black in color.
Ebony Fire Crape Myrtle can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as an accent, to provide shade, as a focal point, to accentuate entryways, as a tree form shrub or as a street tree and also in butterfly gardens or hummingbird gardens.